A great & simple app to have students create cartoon stories. Students select their actors & background, & tap record. The app will record their voices & movements as they move their characters around the screen. There are themes such as cowboys, pirates, fairies, monsters, American history, so much more. It comes with the Fairy Tale package, but there are in-app purchases to buy more. There is also the option of buying the full version the Director's Pass, which happens to allow you to make your own characters. A great way for having students practice creating storyboards & character writing. There is also a Puppet Pals HD for the iPad & Puppet Pals 2 for both the iPad & iPhone. (iPod - free/$1.99)
An award-winning game of 'telephone' with pictures. Learn new vocabulary & language concepts that are grade-appropriate, & spark your students’ creativity in a safe, enjoyable manner. The game allows for 3, 5, 7, or 9 players. It begins with a player typing in a phrase or choosing an option from four different categories: elementary vocabulary, intermediate vocabulary, SAT words, or quotes. This allows the game to have an educational purpose, as players then have to visualize & draw out the phrase for the next player.
A tool to capture students’ stories by using photo prompts for students to record their thoughts through their voice. Teachers & students can craft custom prompts, to personalize their story experience. (iPad – free/$2.99)
A great storytelling app where students can animate, draw, & create their own cartoons. It allows students to create 5 scenes to follow a story arc & select music based on the mood of the scene. (iPad – free/$19.99)
Elementary Storytelling Apps
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Puppet Pals Pocket
A great & simple app to have students create cartoon stories. Students select their actors & background, & tap record. The app will record their voices & movements as they move their characters around the screen. There are themes such as cowboys, pirates, fairies, monsters, American history, so much more. It comes with the Fairy Tale package, but there are in-app purchases to buy more. There is also the option of buying the full version the Director's Pass, which happens to allow you to make your own characters. A great way for having students practice creating storyboards & character writing. There is also a Puppet Pals HD for the iPad & Puppet Pals 2 for both the iPad & iPhone. (iPod - free/$1.99)
Shadow Puppet
Students choose photos, & narrate their story. They can also interact with the photos while recording. (free)
StoryLines for Schools
An award-winning game of 'telephone' with pictures. Learn new vocabulary & language concepts that are grade-appropriate, & spark your students’ creativity in a safe, enjoyable manner. The game allows for 3, 5, 7, or 9 players. It begins with a player typing in a phrase or choosing an option from four different categories: elementary vocabulary, intermediate vocabulary, SAT words, or quotes. This allows the game to have an educational purpose, as players then have to visualize & draw out the phrase for the next player.
Tell About This
A tool to capture students’ stories by using photo prompts for students to record their thoughts through their voice. Teachers & students can craft custom prompts, to personalize their story experience. (iPad – free/$2.99)
Toontastic
A great storytelling app where students can animate, draw, & create their own cartoons. It allows students to create 5 scenes to follow a story arc & select music based on the mood of the scene. (iPad – free/$19.99)
Last Updated - May 2014